Little Busters! – 12
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「無限に続く青い空を」 (Mugen ni Tsuzuku Aoi Sora o)
“The Infinitely Continuing Blue Sky”
Are those the unmistakable strains of magical realism I hear coming from the background?
Twelve Days of Anime #5: Outlaw Star – You Better Get Ready!
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Future-Hero Space Pilot Looking GAR |
I thought about many weighty topics for this post. I considered revisiting my article earlier this year on the subject of gender roles in anime, which judging by the sheer volume and ferocity (in both directions) of the feedback I received, was surely the most provocative anime-related piece I’ve written. I thought about something historical, looking at anime over the last four decades. But in the end, given that it’s the holidays and I’m a little tired of controversy, I thought it’d be nice to simply say a few words about a series that meant an awful lot to me as an anime fan.
Little Busters! – 11
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「ホラー・NO・RYO大会」 (Horā No Ryo Taikai)
“Dorm Meeting of Horror”
I can only imagine what the tenor of the discussion is going to be like this week.
Zetsuen no Tempest – 11
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「時の娘」 (Toki no Shoujo)
“Girl of Time”
As much praise as I’ve been lavishing on Zetsuen no Tempest lately, I still don’t think I’ve been giving it enough credit.
Little Busters! – 10
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「空の青 海のあを」 (Sora no Ao Umi no Ao)
“The Blue of the Sky and the Blue of the Sea”
Enter Nishizono Mio (formally, anyway), and she’s quite different than the other cast members we’ve met so far.
Little Busters! – 09
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「学食を救え」 (Gakushoku o Sukue!)
“Save the School Cafeteria!”
It’s becoming increasingly obvious to me that my view on Little Busters and the general zeitgeist are two ships passing in the night, likely never to meet again. But in the immortal words of George Costanza, “Jimmy crack corn, and I don’t care.”
Little Busters! – 08
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「れっつ、るっきんぐふぉーるーむめいとなのです」 (Rettsu, Rukkingu Fō Rūmumeito nano desu)
“Let’s Looking For Roommates!”
It would be easy to sum up the strength of this episode with “Duh – it’s Kud!” And while our little Euro-Asian hybrid is without question the most entertaining of all the girls we’ve seen so far (at least to me) this was a pretty strong ep on multiple levels.
Eureka Seven AO – 23-24 (END)
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「ザファイナル·フロンティア／ザ夏のゲイツ」
“The Final Frontier/The Gates of Summer”
Only one thing was certain about these last two eps of Eureka Seven AO – they were going to be controversial.
Little Busters! – 07
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「さて、わたしは誰でしょう?」 (Sate, Watashi wa Dare Deshō?)
“Now Then, Who Am I?”
Of all the series I’ve liked over the last couple of seasons, Little Busters! may be the hardest affection to justify.